HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics "You can update your kitchen cabinets and fixtures," 7 p.m. Friday; "You can have fun with faux painting," 10 a.m. Saturday; "You can update your bathroom cabinets and fixtures ," 2 p.m. Saturday; "You can use a power drill to build a bookcase," 2 p.m. Sunday; "You can clean and prep with pressure washers," 7 p.m. Tuesday; "You can lay ceramic tile," 7 p.m. Thursday; all workshops are free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei, Honolulu, 521-7355; Pearl City, 455-1200; Kahului, Maui, (808) 893-7800; Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i (808) 632-2740.

ClutterStompers offer support and tips for the "clutter challenged," 2-4 tomorrow, Harris United Methodist Church Miyama Hall; annual membership fee of $10 plus $1 per meeting. 735-2986, 941-4800.

Build New or Re-Do, presentation on how to start and finance construction on a new home or remodeling project plus information on the 2006 tax credit for solar installations, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant; free. Reservations: 955-2777.

Building Your Dream Home Seminar, learn about the design and construction process before beginning a home construction or renovation project, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Honolulu Country Club; free, sponsored by Graham Builders Inc. Registration required: 593-2808.

"Homes & Land," TV show displays homes and land for sale in the Islands, noon weekdays on Fox affiliate, channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (Oceanic Cable). 591-2222.

Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, tours between 9 a.m. and noon Wednesdays, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. 845-6688.

GARDEN EVENTS

Garden Island Orchid Show, with orchids on display and for sale, during the Kaua'i County Farm Bureau Fair, 6 p.m.-midnight today and noon-midnight tomorrow and Sunday, Lihu'e Convention Center's Vidihna Stadium, Kaua'i; $4 adults, $2 children. (808) 639-8423, (808) 742-0333.

Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club, annual show and sale of orchids and themed gifts and growing aids, with taiko drum performance at 10 a.m., door prizes and complimentary orchid corsages, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Daifukuji Mission Hall, Kona, Big Island; free. (808) 328-9055.

Garden Tour, guided tours offered at 1 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays, Foster Botanical Garden; free with paid admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 children 6-12 years. 522-7066.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, narrated 45-minute tram tours of the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. daily; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

Lyon Arboretum self-guided garden tour, view and identify plants at the arboretum, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday except federal and state holidays; free. 988-0461.

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays; also, tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; $5. (808) 323-3318.

Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding the Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. Tour pamphlet available at the concierge desk. 923-7311.

Send announcements, with name and contact phone number, to: Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.